How were women who stayed home and did not follow the troops affected by the Revolutionary War?
A) Those who remained at home found little to distress them because both armies promised to leave civilians unmolested.
B) Women often welcomed the presence of troops near their homes because of the profits that could be made selling supplies to the armies.
C) They were often unable to run the farm or family business without their husbands and ended up homeless and starving, along with their children.
D) Women often found their homes commandeered by occupying armies and bore the brunt of the soldiers' demands for food and firewood.
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